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Destefano v. Woods, 392 U.S. 631 (1968)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Destefano v. Woods, 392 U.S. 631 (1968)
DeStefano v. Woods No. 559 Decided June 17, 1968 * 392 U.S. 631
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT
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In post-conviction proceedings, petitioners unsuccessfully challenged the constitutional validity of their convictions in the state courts -- petitioner in No. 941 contending that it was unconstitutional for the trial court to have instructed the jury (under a state constitutional provision applicable to noncapital cases) that it could return a guilty verdict by less than a unanimous vote, and petitioner in No. 559 contending that he was unconstitutionally denied a trial by jury when he was tried by a state court for criminal contempt, adjudged guilty, and sentenced to three concurrent one-year terms.
Held: This Court’s decisions of May 20, 1968, in Duncan v. Louisiana, 391 U.S. 145, holding that the States cannot deny a request for jury trial in serious criminal cases, and Bloom v. Illinois, 391 U.S. 194, holding that the right to jury trial extends to trials for serious criminal contempts, do not apply retroactively, and, since petitioners’ trials were instituted before that date, the Court does not reach the issues presented by petitioners.
Certiorari granted; No. 559, 382 F.2d 557, and No. 941, affirmed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Destefano v. Woods, 392 U.S. 631 (1968) in 392 U.S. 631 Original Sources, accessed November 28, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6PJ24JLURHTDZD5.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Destefano v. Woods, 392 U.S. 631 (1968), in 392 U.S. 631, Original Sources. 28 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6PJ24JLURHTDZD5.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Destefano v. Woods, 392 U.S. 631 (1968). cited in 1968, 392 U.S. 631. Original Sources, retrieved 28 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6PJ24JLURHTDZD5.
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